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Commons Hansard for 8 May 1978 (Volume 949)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 8.52am.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House Of Commons
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Prayers
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Oral Answers To Questions
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Energy
European Community
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North Sea Oil (Price)
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Oil Exploration
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Offshore Oil Industry
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Wave Power
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Electric Vehicles
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Heat And Power Schemes (Power Stations)
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Energy Sources
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Offshore Oil Licensing (Sixth Round)
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Wood-Burning Stoves
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Gas (Supply)
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Coal Industry (Productivity Schemes)
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Overseas Development
Aid Budget
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Crown Agents
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Developing Countries (Educational Opportunity)
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Bilateral Aid Programme
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Grenada
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Port Of London
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Oil Pollution (East Anglian Coast)
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Supplementary Benefits
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Personal Statement
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Written Answers
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Written Answers To Questions
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Overseas Development
Sri Lanka
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Middle East
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Development Council (Luxembourg Meeting)
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Ethiopia
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Departmental Staff
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Home Department
Zoos And Safari Parks
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Football Hooligans
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National Front (March)
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Albany Trust (Grant)
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Animal (Experiments)
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Private Security Firms
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Bail
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Trade
Air Traffic (Orkney And Shetland)
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Common Fund
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Animals (Experiments)
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Shipping Companies
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Steel Pipes
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Aircraft Noise (Soundproofing Grants)
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South Africa (European Companies)
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Architects (Statistical Survey)
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Aircraft Equipment
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Seals
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Prices And Consumer Protection
Sand And Ballast
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Spiller French (Bakery Closures)
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Coffee
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Departmental Staff
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Environment
Domestic Heating
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Building Society Lending
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Rate Support Grant (Northamptonshire)
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Liverpool Street And Broad Street Stations (Redevelopment)
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Local Authority Contingency Reserve Funds
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Thermal Insulation (Commercial And Industrial Premises)
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Mortgages
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Flood Relief
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Windscale Inquiry
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Inner Urban Areas
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Building Societies (Safeguards For Investors And Mortgagors)
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Industry
Steel Pipes
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Sperm Oil Substitutes (Research)
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Development Boards
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St Ives, Cornwall
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Interest Relief Grants
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Loans And Grants
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Co-Operative Development Agency
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Concorde
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Government Strategy
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British Shipbuilders
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National Enterprise Board (Grants And Loans)
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National Enterprise Board (Investments)
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Sperm Oil Substitutes (Research)
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Regional Development Grants
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Manufacturing Investment
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National Finance
North Sea Oil And Gas Revenue
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Post-War Credits
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Capital Gains Tax
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Industrial Production
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Borrowing Requirement
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Government Debt (Interest)
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Unemployment Forecasts
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Company Profits
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Tax Allowances
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Personal Incomes
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Income Tax
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Value Added Tax
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Prices (Public Holiday Effects)
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Degas Painting
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Business Profits
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Taxation
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Stamp Duty
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Inland Revenue (Entry Rights)
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Transport
A66 (Temple Sowerby)
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Leighton Buzzard (Relief Road)
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Seat Belts
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Driver And Vehicle Licensing Centre
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Social Services
Disabled Persons
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Personal Incomes
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Ophthalmic Services
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Child Benefits
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Self-Employed Persons And Contracted-Out Employees
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National Insurance Contributions
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Dentists
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Family Practitioners
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Dental Services
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Salmonella And Brucellosis
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Health And Personal Social Services
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Pharmaceutical Services
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Liverpool Teaching Hospitals
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Retinitis Pigmentosa
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Fluoridation
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Ashby Hospital
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Loughborough Hospital
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Kent Area Health Authority
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Health And Safety
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Employment
Overseas Student Nurses
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Redundancy Payments And Guaranteed Payments
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May Day Holiday
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Toy And Button Manufacturing
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Scotland
Pierowall, Westray (Harbour)
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Sub-Standard Housing
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May Day
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Education And Science
British Library Board (Cost)
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Computer Board For Universities And Research Colleges (Cost)
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Jazz Bands
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European Organisation For Nuclear Research
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Computerised Teaching Machines
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School Milk
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Holyport C Of E Primary School
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Wales
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Pharmacies
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Welsh Language
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Energy
Oil Refining
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Conservation
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Energy Commission
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Teversal Colliery, Nottinghamshire
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Severn Tidal Power Scheme
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